12 Bangladeshi nationals nabbed in Tripura’s Khowai district

A preliminary probe has revealed that the group entered India with the help of a Bangladeshi tout through either Silacherri or Karbook in the Gomati district recently and spent the night in a forested area before reaching the Teliamura railway station. The tout could not be nabbed as he fled after seeing the GRP-BSF contingent.

“The Bangladeshis were supposed to go outside the state in search of work. They will be forwarded to a local court today,” said a GRP official.

Today i.e. on, 22/11/2024 during checking at Teliamura Railway Station 08 BD nationals have been arrested from Teliamura Railway Station. They were illegally entered into India from Bangladesh. A specific Case has been registered against them.@Tripura_Police#SevaVeertaBandhuta pic.twitter.com/pFvSaR9KTh

— GRP Tripura (@GrpTripura) November 22, 2024

Notably, several Bangladeshis and Rohingya people have been arrested in Agartala and other parts of Tripura in the last few months while they were trying to board trains to other states.

In the wake of a purported increase in illegal infiltration, Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha held a meeting with the BSF top brass in Agartala in July and asked them to maintain tight vigil across the India-Bangladesh international border.

Tripura shares an 856 km-long international border with Bangladesh, parts of which are still unfenced.